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JACOB SILBERMAN, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

BICYCLE COSTUM E.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters, Patent No. 573,168, dated December15, 1896. Application filed fieptember 14, 1896. Serial No. 605,697.(llo model.)

which maybe used with a bicycle and which will permit the wearer toconveniently respond to the callspf nature.

"l\'lyiiiviitiofi consists in the construction hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

My invention will be understood by referring to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a front view of the garment, a

portion of the skirt being broken away to show the interior constructionof the garment. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the garment having the flap ofthe skirt partly unbuttoned, exposing the trousers, with a flap of theskirt turned back to exhibit the interior construc- Fig. 3 is a sideview of the trousers forming part of the garment, the skirt being shownin dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a top or plan view of the garment. Fig. 5 isanenlarged detail section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is anenlarged detail section of the top band of the garment, taken on line 66 of Fig. 4.

The garment illustrated in the drawings consists of a skirt open at theback and havin g side openings provided with fastening devices forfastening them together, and a pair of trousers open at the sides atplaces corresponding to the side openings of the skirt, and alsoprovided with fastening devices to fasten the edges of the sidestogether, the said trousers being permanently secured to the top of thefront of the skirt and connected to the top of the rear of the skirt bya temporary fastener.

In the drawings, A is a skirt which is divided at the rear for a portiononly of its height to form a plurality of flaps a. Instead of opening inthe rear by a placket this skirt has a plurality of plackets or flies atthe sides, whose edges 1) Z) Z) are provided with fastening devices 0for fastening them together, whereby the top of the back of the skirtcon stitutes a barn-door flap. Located inside the skirt is a pair oftrousers B, permanently scoured to the top of the skirt along the frontedge thereof, preferably by turning over the top edge a of the skirt andinserting the top edge I) of the trousers Bin the fold thus formed andthereupon stitching the parts in place by rows of stitches 19 Thetrousers open at the sides by side plackets or flies 19 which flies orplackets are adjacent to the flies or plackets in the sides of the skirtand are provided with suitable fastening devices 0 for fastening theedges together. The rear of the trousers is unconnected to the skirt,except as hereinafter described, and the said rear or side portionconstitutes what is known as a barn-door flap C. At or near the middleupper portion of this barn-door flap is a button or other fastener b,with which a loop if, carried on the inner face of the rear portion ofthe skirt, engages when the flap is up.

The operation of the device will be obvious from the drawings, it beingmerely stated here that thebarmdgor flap of the trousers may be drdppedby reaching i'ntotheopening dividing therear portions of the skirt andreleasing the fastening devices thereof, so as to let down the barn-doorflap of the trousers without letting down the barn-door flap of theskirt. Thus the divided portion of the skirt will enable the wearer torestate to the callsof nature without removing the skirt.

\Vhat Iclaiin, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bicycle costume, the combination of a skirt slit or divided atthe back thereof for a portion only of its height and provided with sideplackets or flies at the top thereof whereby the top of the back of theskirt c011- stitutes a barn-door flap, a pair of trousers permanentlysecured by their upper front edge to the upper front edge of the skirtand provided with side plackets or flies whereby the rear of thetrousers is formed into a barndoor flap, the said rear being free to beflapped down independently of the adjustment of the skirt when thebarn-door flap of the skirt is buttoned in place, whereby the saidbarndoor flap may be lowered into proximity with the open part of thedivided skirt.

2. In a bicycle costume, the combination of a skirt divided at the backand provided with side plackets or flies at the-top thereof whereby thetop of the back of the skirt con- 1 rily secure the top of the back ofthe skirt to stitutes a barn-door flap, a pair of trousers permanentlysecured by their upper front edge to the upper front edge of the skirtand provided with side plaekets 0r flies whereby the rear of thetrousers is formed into a barndoor flap, the said rear being free to beflapped down independently of the adjustment of the skirt, and atemporary fastening device at the top of the barn-door flap Of thetrousers, whereby the said barn-door flap maybe 10W- ered into proximityWith the open part of the divided skirt when the barn-door flap of theskirt is buttoned into place.

JACOB SILBERMAN. Witnesses:

Roseon A. SoIsM, J AMES E. WALSH.

